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By: Michael P. Hall
The City of Edinburgh Kings Junior Men’s team was crowned Scottish Cup Champions after defeating the Cark Eriksson Fury by a score of 66-46. The Kings were led by Vincent Stirrat’s 17 points, including a nice two-handed dunk in the first half. Lee Reilly chipped in 16 points for the winners. The leading scorers of the Fury were Mark Hargreaves and Chris Chok with 15.
As the bleachers swelled with supportive fans, both teams started slow before the Kings took charge of the court. Calum Nicol drained a three and a long two to give the Kings an early 5-2 lead. The Kings held strong on defence and further extended their lead to seven points at 9-2. The Fury were unable to close the gap thanks to a two for six performance from the charity stripe.
Edinburgh took the ball to the hoop, scoring six quick points and taking a 17-7 lead to open the second quarter. The Fury answered back with four of their own before calling timeout with eight minutes left in the half.
Centre Ali MacKay drew two consecutive fouls in the paint, and hit all of his free throws, followed by Stirrat’s dunk as the Kings took a 35-22 lead to the dressing room.
The third quarter saw both teams trade baskets until, Edinburgh’s Chris Collins came alive, leading the Kings on a 10-0 run and extending their lead to 54-28. The Fury trailed 58-33 to begin the fourth quarter. MacKay got his first rest with 7:33 left in the game and the Kings lead by a score of 60-38. Stirret was unable to register a basket for the rest of the game due to furious defense from Clark Eriksson.
The Fury climbed within 20 points but, were unable to get any closer. (Photo by: Alistar Vannet)
